2nd Annual "Literacy for Life" Breakfast

Reading Connections was proud to host our 2nd annual Literacy for Life fundraising breakfast at the Greensboro Country Club on May 28th. Over 150 guests helped raise over $42,000 in long-term pledges. Thank you to all our guests for making this event a success! Thank you also to Lee Kinard for serving as MC, to Beverly and John McCracken for hosting, and to Wade Jurney Homes for once again sponsoring this wonderful event!

You can see more photos of the event in the "Photo Galleries" section of our website.

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Tutor Named WFMY "Hero of the Week"

Ray Joye was named WFMY "Hero of the Week!" Ray has been tutoring with Reading Connections for a little over a year. He not only tutors a student in English one-to-one but also teaches one of our video-based reading classes. He has been a speaker for Reading Connections during the United Way's fall campaign. You can read more and view a video of Ray's intervew at http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=125364
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Annual Student/Tutor Awards

Be sure to watch for nomination forms and invitations to our Annual Student/Tutor Awards! Every year we recognize outstanding achievement and service on the part of our students and tutors. If you would like to nominate your student as Student of the Year please contact us at 230-2223 or email Micah Guindon at mguindon@readingconnections.org.

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Reassessments

Reading Connections staff is reassessing students now through the end of June. If your student has not yet been reassessed, please contact a staff member at Reading Connections so we can schedule an assessment.

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Phonemic Awareness Training

Reading Connections has developed a new toolkit to help tutors teach Phonemic Awareness - the ability to hear, identify and manipulate phonemes, which are the the smallest units of sound. Training workshops will be held throughout June and July in Greensboro and in High Point.

Greensboro:
June 25th: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
July 15th: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
July 21st: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

High Point (dates/times may be subject to change)
July 13th: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
July 16th: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

To sign up for these workhops please contact us at 230-2223 or email Rhiannon Kelly for the Greensboro workshops (rkelly@readingconnections.org) or Claire Dixon (cdixon@readingconnections.org) for the High Point workshops. Sign up soon - classes are limited to 5 participants in each workshop!

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Take a Tour!

If you haven't attended a Connect with Reading Connections tour yet, you're missing the whole picture! Reading Connections does so much more than one-to-one tutoring!

Come spend an hour with us and find out about the many community outreach programs we offer, hear moving testimonials from students and tutors, and learn about how literacy affects individuals, their families, and the community.

Tours are held at 5:00 p.m. staring in the 5th floor conference room in the Self Help building at 122 N. Elm Street in Greensboro. The tour lasts exactly one hour.

Dates of upcoming tours:
July 14th
August 4th
September 8th
October 6th
November 3rd
December 1st

If you'd like to reserve a spot on a tour, please contact Marcy Ray at 230-2223 or mray@readingconnections.org.

We are also happy to conduct "virtual tours" at your home, office, or church to help spread the word about the need for literacy services in Guilford County. Contact Marcy Ray to schedule an off-site presentation.

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Monthly Tutor Reports

If you are an active tutor, please remember to turn in your Monthly Tutoring Report, which is due on the 5th of each month.  If you have done so already, thank you!  You can submit these hours by email, mail, fax, or phone.  Call the office if you have questions about reporting your tutoring hours. Remember that Reading Connections' state funding depends on being able to demonstrate success. That includes the number of instructional hours per student. If we don't get your tutor reports, we can't record student hours and are likely to get reduced state funding. Please be sure to turn these in monthly!

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Tutor Reflection Meeting

Tutors participated in a Tutor Reflection meeting on May 21st in Center City Park in Greensboro. Watch for these reflection meetings in the future!

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Office Closed

Reading Connections' offices will be closed July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.

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We are always interested in your feedback. Do you have questions or concerns? Please contact the office. Sincerely, Reading Connections Staff Greensboro Office
122 N. Elm St., Ste. 520
Greensboro, NC 27401
info@readingconnections.org
Phone: (336)230-2223
Fax: (336) 230-2203 High Point Office
919 Phillips Ave, Suite 107
High Point, NC 27262
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Phone (336) 404-3474
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